Global Patent Index - EP 4206595 A4

EP 4206595 A4 20240124 - REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE AND USER IDENTIFICATION METHOD

Title (en)

REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE AND USER IDENTIFICATION METHOD

Title (de)

KÄLTEGERÄT UND BENUTZERIDENTIFIKATIONSVERFAHREN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE RÉFRIGÉRATION ET PROCÉDÉ D'IDENTIFICATION D'UTILISATEUR

Publication

EP 4206595 A4 20240124 (EN)

Application

EP 21876948 A 20210926

Priority

  • US 202017064778 A 20201007
  • CN 2021120626 W 20210926

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2022107131A1] A refrigerator appliance may include a cabinet, a door, a camera module, and a controller. The camera module may be mounted to the cabinet. The controller may be operably coupled to the camera module. The controller may be configured to initiate an operation routine. The operation routine may include initiating an image capture sequence at the camera module. The image capture sequence may include a two-dimensional image captured at the camera module. The operation routine may further include determining an appendage-occupied region within the two-dimensional image and analyzing the appendage-occupied region in response to determining the appendage-occupied region. The operation routine may still further include assigning a confidence score to a user profile stored in the controller based on analyzing the appendage-occupied region, comparing the assigned confidence score to a threshold score, and recording metadata regarding the two-dimensional image based on comparing the assigned confidence score.

IPC 8 full level

F25D 29/00 (2006.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F25D 29/00 (2013.01 - EP US); G06V 10/25 (2022.01 - EP); G06V 20/52 (2022.01 - US); G06V 40/107 (2022.01 - EP); F25D 2500/06 (2013.01 - US); F25D 2700/04 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 2700/06 (2013.01 - US); G06V 20/68 (2022.01 - US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 11692767 B2 20230704; US 2022107131 A1 20220407; CN 116348727 A 20230627; EP 4206595 A1 20230705; EP 4206595 A4 20240124; WO 2022073430 A1 20220414

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 202017064778 A 20201007; CN 2021120626 W 20210926; CN 202180068477 A 20210926; EP 21876948 A 20210926